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Visit Floridamoldinspectors.us to find a certified south Florida mold inspector (serving Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach Orlando and Vero Beach) who can help resolve mold and indoor air quality issues that may be resulting in allergy and asthma conditions in your home or business. Or, you can call 888-381-6651 for Mold Inspection and Testing.

MOLD ALLERGY

The leading cause of health problems associated with mold is most likely the common mold allergy. Many who believe they are being poisoned by toxic molds are actually experiencing a mold allergy. Caution: If you feel ill when around mold, often a certified Florida mold inspector or premeditator will try to get you to panic and be filled with fear and help you to believe you are being poisoned by toxic black molds when, in fact, in most cases, what you are going through is a common allergic reaction. Allergic responses to many molds can be a serious concern and can result in mild to severe reactions that often get worse over time. Symptoms include the following: runny nose, watery eyes, coughing, sneezing, itchy nose, itchy throat, and skin rashes. The Institute of Medicine (1993) estimated that one in five Americans suffers from allergic rhinitis, the single most common chronic disease experienced by humans. Additionally, about 14% of the population suffers from allergy-related sinusitis, while 10 to 12% of Americans have allergy-related asthma. About 9% experience allergic dermatitis. (Institute of Medicine, 1993) and (Washington State Department of Health). We sometimes find that our clients are suffering from debilitating mold allergy reactions when living in moldy homes or working in moldy environments. People often realize after suffering for a few months or a few years that it may be the mold causing their mysterious prolonged illness and that the situation is getting worse, not better. They get to a point where they have to either leave or the mold has to leave (which means the condition that caused the mold has to be revealed and corrected).

MOLD INFECTIONS

Certain molds are known for causing infectious tissue diseases by invading and infecting human and animal tissues and mucous membranes. Mold-related sinus infections appear to be common in many persons living in mold contaminated homes. Eyes, ears, nose, throat, lungs, heart, brain and skin systems have documented infections due to molds. However, infections in these tissues typically only occurs in persons with a compromised immune system.

MOLD TOXICITY

Many molds also have been shown to produce very scary toxic substances known as mycotoxins; mycotoxins are located primarily in the mold spores. These mycotoxins are produced by molds to help them compete with and kill other molds and microbes. It's a type of biological warfare between molds and their competitors. "Mycotoxins are believed to result in headaches, sore throats, hair loss, flu symptoms, diarrhea, fatigue, dermatitis, general malaise (tiredness) and psychological depression." (Croft et al, 1986, Jarvis, 1995). "Other reported responses to mycotoxin exposure include skin rashes, lesions of the skin and gastrointestinal tract, and interference with blood cell formation." (Sorenson 1993). Many of the above are the result of lab animal and cell culture studies on toxic black mold, also known as stachybotrys, and human and animal exposure to stachybotrys mold-infested hay.
or the consumption of mold infested foods.It may or may not be likely that toxic molds can cause the above detrimental effects when humans breathe in mold spores in the home. To gather scientifically reliable proof on the effects of breathing toxic mold spores in the home is very difficult.

MUCOUS MEMBRANE AND TRIGEMINAL NERVE IRRITATION

After breaking down and absorbing food materials in our homes, such as moist dust, water-damaged drywall paper, and wood, molds then produce waste products made up of volatile organic compounds (VOC), such as alcohol aldehydes and acidic molecules. Exposure to volatile organic compounds may result in irritation to the eyes and the respiratory system. Volatile organic compounds can also cause reactions from the trigeminal nerve. This nerve responds to mold VOC and moldy pungent odors by initiating avoidance reactions, such as breath holding and discomfort. Odd sensations may also be noted, including itching, burning, and skin crawling. Changes in sensation, swelling of mucous membranes, constriction of respiratory smooth muscle, or dilation of surface blood vessels may be a part of fight-or-flight reactions in response to trigeminal nerve stimulation. Decreased attention, disorientation, diminished reflex time, dizziness and other effects can also result from such exposures (Otto et al., 1989).

The presence of a small amount of even very toxic mold in your home is not necessarily need for immediate or irrational fear. Such molds are not a serious concern for most mold inspectors. It seems that most homes have some potentially toxic mold spores as do most outdoor environments. If unwarranted fear takes over, people become vulnerable to be taken advantage of by dishonest mold inspectors and dishonest mold remediators. It is wise to have your property tested and inspected by a non-biased professional mold inspector to determine if concern is warranted and if and what corrective measures are needed.

Visit Floridamoldinspectors.us to find a certified south Florida mold inspector (serving Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach Orlando and Vero Beach) who can help resolve mold and indoor air quality issues that may be resulting in allergy and asthma conditions in your home or business. Or, you can call 888-381-6651 for Mold Inspection and Testing

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